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The headline says $7.25B, Southeast Asia’s strongest half since 2022. One data-center round is 62% of it. For every other founder, the market is the thinnest it has been since at least 2018.
Multistage funds now write seed checks from reserves no boutique fund can match. Don’t compete on size or price. Be useful before the seed round exists.
Southeast Europe has exported hours for two decades. AI is making hours cheaper; the next decade belongs to founders who own the product.